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synaeresis

or syn·er·e·sis

[ si-ner-uh-sis ]
/ sɪˈnɛr ə sɪs /
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noun Phonetics.
the contraction of two syllables or two vowels into one, especially the contraction of two vowels so as to form a diphthong.
synizesis.
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Origin of synaeresis

1570–80; <Late Latin <Greek synaíresis act of taking together, equivalent to syn-syn- + (h)aire- (stem of haireîn to take) + -sis-sis

Words nearby synaeresis

symptomatology, symptomize, symptomless, symptosis, syn-, synaeresis, synaesthesia, synagogue, synalepha, synalgia, synaloepha
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British Dictionary definitions for synaeresis

synaeresis
/ (sɪˈnɪərɪsɪs) /
noun
a variant spelling of syneresis
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